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Frankly, looking at some of the other fansubs I've been sampling over the past couple of months, I think there are some pretty bloated expectations of animation quality when people denounce the Higurashi anime for being so terrible. When I see things like Assaulting Angel, Happy Seven or Mahou Something Arusu, it seems clear to me that it could in fact have been worse.

Frankly, looking at some of the other fansubs I've been sampling over the past couple of months, I think there are some pretty bloated expectations of animation quality when people denounce the Higurashi anime for being so terrible. When I see things like Assaulting Angel, Happy Seven or Mahou Something Arusu, it seems clear to me that it could in fact have been worse.

Seconded. Animation is second to story and character development, anyway. Except for a couple scenes in Meakashi-hen and that one at the end of Tsumihoroboshi-hen, I didn't think the animation was lacking at all, but stayed pretty true to the game, which also had a fairly simplistic art style.

I can also second what's been said about the animation; in fact, I quite liked it.

But Episode 26...it was more like meh...
It didn't feel like the rest of the series at all, every bit of the gloomy mood was gone (well, apart from Rena's sickening grin). And, as everything started to repeat all over again anyway, there was no need for the totally unconvincing happy ending of that arc. It seemed like they just had to end the series (or at least the season) with that episode without having any idea how to do that; and that's exactly how it turned out. Everything ended in a rush...Rena was persuaded so easily, it was just ridiculous. To me it was a very disappointing ending for what until then was a great series.

But since it's not the actual ending of the story and season 2 is planned there is still hope.

1. Found it kinda odd how after Keiichi defused the bomb, the kids came flooding out of the windows (when their hands and legs were bound less than a minute ago).

2. The bomb defuse was cheesy.

3. I don't really see how Rena's repentence has to do with the storyline, after all that last episode was the climax of the series, seemed to me to be the climax of the arc considering the last few minutes of the season were committed to Rena. I wanna know Higurashi details! not more support info on chars!

4. The adult enforcements could have stormed the place the second Rena was disarmed of her lighter. But they didn't.

5. How did Rena not hear Keiichi when he was blabbing his mouth off to the police through the device they gave him?

6. If there was such a fear of the place going up in flames any second, how were there sparks coming from Keiichi's and Rena's battle?

I think my main beef with the last episode is the lack of realism (as some of my points locate) and the lack of answering most (at least some more) questions that people have been wanting to find out for the past 25 episodes grr! I thought there were 2 Rena's running around so when did the parasitic version of Rena pop up in the ep? never? how does the mechanics of the parasites hosting the body play into the ep and do they have any air time at all?

I realize that a second season is being planned but still I don't regard the wrap up given as kosher for great storylines (which is what Higurashi has).

Holistic questions that I wanted answered:

Is Oyashiro real?
What type of connection does Rika have with Oyashiro? I know that she is the most acquainted with this "thing," so is she therefore the Oyashiro like someone on the boards suggested.
The only way for the story not to be reset is if the kids solve the crimes and destroy the curse? If the crime is not solved it is reset?

1. Found it kinda odd how after Keiichi defused the , the kids came flooding out of the windows (when their hands and legs were bound less than a minute ago).

2. The defuse was cheesy.

3. I don't really see how Rena's repentence has to do with the storyline, after all that last episode was the climax of the series, seemed to me to be the climax of the arc considering the last few minutes of the season were committed to Rena. I wanna know Higurashi details! not more support info on chars!

4. The enforcements could have stormed the place the second Rena was disarmed of her lighter. But they didn't.

5. How did Rena not hear Keiichi when he was blabbing his mouth off to the police through the device they gave him?

6. If there was such a fear of the place going up in flames any second, how were there sparks coming from Keiichi's and Rena's battle?

I think my main beef with the last episode is the lack of realism (as some of my points locate) and the lack of answering most (at least some more) questions that people have been wanting to find out for the past 25 episodes grr! I thought there were 2 Rena's running around so when did the parasitic version of Rena pop up in the ep? never? how does the mechanics of the parasites hosting the body play into the ep and do they have any air time at all?

I realize that a second season is being planned but still I don't regard the wrap up given as kosher for great storylines (which is what Higurashi has).

Holistic questions that I wanted answered:

Is Oyashiro real?
What type of connection does Rika have with Oyashiro? I know that she is the most acquainted with this "thing," so is she therefore the Oyashiro like someone on the boards suggested.
The only way for the story not to be reset is if the kids solve the crimes and destroy the curse? If the crime is not solved it is reset?

Not really spoilers in the final episode thread...

1. Satoko untied them?

2. Yeah...

3. It has a bit to do with the overall mystery, actually. Remember K1's sudden recollection of Onikakushi? Similar.

4. No, they couldn't. They had no way of knowing if Rena had another method of activating the explosives. They'd be raising the risk of the explosion and needlessly endangering themselves and the children further.

5. Law of Hollywood Earshot: characters can only hear and will always hear speech intended for their ears. Otherwise, they are Helen Keller impersonators.

6. They were outdoors, where the fumes quickly dissipated.

Other stuff:
Lack of realism? In a show about homicidal lolis, government conspiracies, a world that resets like an eroge after a bad end, and a Shinto deity that may or may not exist, you're worried about the fact that a kid who was busy on a telephone couldn't hear seeds of treachery being sown ten feet away?
Fortunately, there is only one Rena. Otherwise they may team up and take all the cute things in the world home with them, leaving us with nothing.
Watch the whole arc again for more on the parasites. It's there, but I guess you missed it. Also, read the TIPS.
Is Oyashiro-sama real? There's another season on the way which will explain this and the reset conditions, so I'm told.

3. It has a bit to do with the overall mystery, actually. Remember K1's sudden recollection of Onikakushi? Similar.

4. No, they couldn't. They had no way of knowing if Rena had another method of activating the explosives. They'd be raising the risk of the explosion and needlessly endangering themselves and the children further.

5. Law of Hollywood Earshot: characters can only hear and will always hear speech intended for their ears. Otherwise, they are Helen Keller impersonators.

6. They were outdoors, where the fumes quickly dissipated.

Other stuff:
Lack of realism? In a show about homicidal lolis, government conspiracies, a world that resets like an eroge after a bad end, and a Shinto deity that may or may not exist, you're worried about the fact that a kid who was busy on a telephone couldn't hear seeds of treachery being sown ten feet away?
Fortunately, there is only one Rena. Otherwise they may team up and take all the cute things in the world home with them, leaving us with nothing.
Watch the whole arc again for more on the parasites. It's there, but I guess you missed it. Also, read the TIPS.
Is Oyashiro-sama real? There's another season on the way which will explain this and the reset conditions, so I'm told.

Wow remind me never to watch this entire series pretty much without break. A lot of stuff to try and deal with all at once. Glad a second season is coming since I really want a more conclusive finish to things. I mean with every single result being bad or depressing you've got to hope something can go better.

Really feels bad for the characters in these things. Finding out what really happened in the first arc is just sad no matter how you look at it. Instead of any kind of conspiracy it was just one guy going insane. I don't know how Rika does it continually going through these different scenarios always looking for a way out. Would have to be incredibly hard to keep focused and trying.

The end was nice up till the point where we find out that it didn't matter. Well maybe it mattered in that it gave Rika a renewed hope to keep on fighting. If I was Rika personally after they won the day. I'd hide myself in a room, grab a shot gun and wait until after I'm supposed to be dead.

Bring on season 2 though. Here's hoping they find there way out of this never ending tragic fate.

FINALLY reached episode 26 and what a great ending to end all those murders.
So in the end, it didn't really matter...all they just had to do was to just say sorry and realize that whatever they were planning to do would eventually be their downfall.
Although this chapter was a main focus on Rena, it didn't actually answer the events that happened in the first chapter of the series.
And this chapter had that "resident evil" factor about a virus and going berserk and stuff.
one thing though, they didn't really find out who murdered Tomitake-san and Takano-san...they just assumed it was the Sonozaki family....weird.
I was really hoping for Keiichi to somewhat kiss Rena, but a hug was satisfied me enough
All in all, great way to end the first season.
The second season is already in full swing, I wonder what new events will take place that will clear up something left unanswered in this first season.

And BTW, Rika-chan's last comment in this episode..."endless June"...it seems like all those killings in the previous chapters did all happen, but I think it was just a test to see if those people that were involve in the killings, would realize their sins and thus be able to stop the murderous intent that they had going on.

No one seemed to mention this, but at the beginning of the episode, the kids were complaining about a strange smell, I hope I wasn't the only one to think it was the swamp gas. I also figured out as soon as Ooishi called Rika out that it was another loop, that and Mion didn't have a scar, now that I think back.

Kids smelled the gasoline in the eaves trough. And one of the kids balls are missing which is used to plug up the eaves..

That being said, Satoko's flashback about the ball seems to have come out of nowhere.

Overall, this episode was pretty underwhelming considering what came before but it still had its moments with the Rika blockade and emotions during the roof scene. It could have been cooler still, given the importance of that fight to the series.

I had a strange experience yesterday. I have been studying and enjoying Higurashi in its various adaptations for several months now. Before this time, I watched the first anime season only once, I think it was in 2010 when it had been released by Funimation as a complete set. I knew neither the Kai Season nor the Novel or the Manga.

But yesterday - as I said, after months of thinking about Higurashi - I suddenly remembered a strange feeling I had in 2010, when I first watched the first season and knew nothing about the rest. I was really fascinated by the wonderful, heartbreaking last episode, but totally unsure if it was a happy ending or not. This exciting feeling of uncertainty was only possible because I didn't know anything about what would be revealed in the Kai season. That feeling returned to me yesterday, almost like a memory of another world, at least it's nice to describe it like that to myself ...

I had a strange experience yesterday. I have been studying and enjoying Higurashi in its various adaptations for several months now. Before this time, I watched the first anime season only once, I think it was in 2010 when it had been released by Funimation as a complete set. I knew neither the Kai Season nor the Novel or the Manga.

But yesterday - as I said, after months of thinking about Higurashi - I suddenly remembered a strange feeling I had in 2010, when I first watched the first season and knew nothing about the rest. I was really fascinated by the wonderful, heartbreaking last episode, but totally unsure if it was a happy ending or not. This exciting feeling of uncertainty was only possible because I didn't know anything about what would be revealed in the Kai season. That feeling returned to me yesterday, almost like a memory of another world, at least it's nice to describe it like that to myself ...

*cackle*, Intresting . I remember that feeling very well too, It was amazing on 2nd November 3 years ago, I discovered Higurashi because I missed out the party of my cousins birthday (I stayed in home), and in This years 2nd November, I was watching Saikoroshi-hen , My mother called me and asked me if I wanted to go to the party and I said no, Then I remembered that I discovered HIgurashi 3 years ago on her birthday lol, But I had to be watching Higurashi when she called, It was creppy and weird

My mother called me and asked me if I wanted to go to the party and I said no, Then I remembered that I discovered HIgurashi 3 years ago on her birthday lol, But I had to be watching Higurashi when she called, It was creppy and weird

But did you talk to her in a slightly creepy way on an 80's-style rotary phone?

Personally, I've had the HD version of Kira 04 sitting on my hard drive since it was first released, but I just don't have the heart to watch it. I guess my fear is that the wonderful time in my life when I discovered Higurashi would finally come to an end.

Personally, I've had the HD version of Kira 04 sitting on my hard drive since it was first released, but I just don't have the heart to watch it. I guess my fear is that the wonderful time in my life when I discovered Higurashi would finally come to an end.

I understand what you mean. I have the file right on my desktop, but I still have yet to watch it myself...

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